Cyclone Alcide (2019)
Cyclone Alcide reached Category 4 in the South Indian between November 4, 2018 and November 15, 2018, with a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Alcide, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2019 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- November 4, 2018 to November 15, 2018
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb (28.11 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 189 km (117 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.4
- Identifier
- SH032019
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 12:00 | 6.5S 68.3E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 4, 18:00 | 7.1S 67.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 5, 00:00 | 7.6S 66.0E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 5, 06:00 | 7.6S 64.5E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 5, 12:00 | 8.0S 63.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 5, 18:00 | 8.5S 61.9E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 6, 00:00 | 8.9S 61.0E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 06:00 | 9.2S 60.2E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 12:00 | 9.5S 59.4E | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 18:00 | 9.8S 58.5E | 50 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 00:00 | 10.0S 57.6E | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 06:00 | 10.2S 56.8E | 70 kt | 987 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 7, 12:00 | 10.4S 56.0E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 7, 18:00 | 10.8S 55.2E | 85 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 8, 00:00 | 11.2S 54.6E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 8, 06:00 | 11.6S 54.0E | 110 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 8, 12:00 | 12.0S 53.5E | 100 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 8, 18:00 | 12.3S 53.2E | 90 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 9, 00:00 | 12.7S 53.0E | 80 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 9, 06:00 | 12.9S 53.0E | 75 kt | 983 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 9, 12:00 | 13.1S 53.0E | 65 kt | 986 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 9, 18:00 | 13.2S 52.9E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 10, 00:00 | 13.1S 52.9E | 60 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 06:00 | 12.9S 52.8E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 12:00 | 12.8S 52.7E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 18:00 | 12.7S 52.6E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 00:00 | 12.6S 52.4E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 06:00 | 12.6S 52.2E | 40 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 12:00 | 12.5S 52.1E | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 18:00 | 12.4S 52.2E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 12, 00:00 | 12.3S 52.2E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 12, 06:00 | 12.3S 52.1E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 12, 12:00 | 12.4S 52.1E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 12, 18:00 | 12.2S 51.8E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 00:00 | 11.8S 51.2E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 06:00 | 10.9S 50.6E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 12:00 | 10.5S 50.2E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 13, 18:00 | 10.1S 49.7E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 00:00 | 9.7S 49.1E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 06:00 | 8.9S 48.3E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 12:00 | 8.5S 47.5E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 14, 18:00 | 8.0S 46.9E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 15, 00:00 | 7.7S 46.2E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 15, 06:00 | 7.4S 45.2E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 15, 12:00 | 7.2S 44.4E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 15, 18:00 | 6.7S 43.5E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
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- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm BouchraSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone KenangaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone CilidaSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm DesmondSouth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone RileySouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm EketsangSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone FunaniSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone GelenaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone HalehSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone IdaiSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone SavannahSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone VeronicaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone JoaninhaSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm WallaceSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone LornaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone KennethSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm LiliSouth Indian · 2019
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.